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2025 Supreme(Raj) 1302

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR 
UMA SHANKER VYAS, J.
Kanwarlal Meena S/o Purilal Meena - Appellant 
Versus
State Of Rajasthan, Through P.p. - Respondent
S.B. Criminal Revision Petition No. 1384/2020
Decided on : 01-05-2025


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For The Appellant  : Mr. Manish Gupta, Adv., Mr. Samarth Sharma, Adv., Mr. Rohit Khandelwal, Adv.
For the Respondent: Mr. Vivek Choudhary, PP, Mr. Swadeep Singh Hora, Adv. With Mr. Sahajveer Baweja, Adv.

The High Court's revisional power under the CrPC is limited to ensuring legality and propriety of findings without re-evaluating evidence, emphasizing judicial restraint.

Headnote:

(A) Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Sections 397, 401, 410 - Revisional powers of the High Court - The High Court must exercise restraint and not re-appreciate evidence in revision unless findings are perverse or unreasonable - The revisional power is not a second appellate power. (Paras 21-23)

(B) Criminal Law - Principles of supervisory jurisdiction - The High Court's role is to ensure correctness and legality of findings without re-evaluating evidence unless necessary. (Paras 21-23)

Facts of the case:
The case involved a revision application where the High Court was criticized for re-examining evidence instead of exercising its supervisory jurisdiction appropriately. The accused argued that the High Court overlooked the self-restraint required in such cases. (Paras 21-23)

Findings of Court:
The court emphasized that the High Court's revisional jurisdiction is limited and should not be used to re-evaluate evidence unless the findings of lower courts are unreasonable or perverse. (Paras 21-23)

Issues: The main issues were whether the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by re-evaluating evidence and the nature of its supervisory powers under the CrPC. (Paras 21-23)

Ratio Decidendi: The court ruled that the High Court's revisional power is not equivalent to an appellate power and should be exercised with caution, focusing on the legality and propriety of lower court findings. (Paras 21-23)

Result: The revision application was dismissed.

JUDGMENT:

UMA SHANKER VYAS, J.

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